Shamanism, history, and the state

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Shamanism, history, and the state

edited by Nicholas Thomas and Caroline Humphrey

University of Michigan Press, 1996

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First published in hard cover in 1994

"Based on a conference that took place at King's College, Cambridge, in October 1989"--Acknowledgments

Includes bibliographies and index

First paperback edition 1996

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The literature on shamanism and related topics is extensive, but has in general been biased toward curing and trance; the political and historical significance of shamanic activities has been largely neglected. The contributors to Shamanism, History, and the State--distinguished anthropologists and historians from England, Australia, and France--show that shamanism is not static and stable, but always changing as a result of political dynamics and historical processes. Contributors are Tamsyn Barton, Sysan Bayly, Mary Beard, Maurice Bloch, Peter Gow, Roberte N. Hamayon, Stephen Hugh-Jones, Caroline Humphrey, and Nicholas Thomas.

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